Each year we shall be providing the National Archives with a list of material that we have received. The latest list includes 23 collections of varying size and importance, three of which are important millwrighting records. Some of the collections may not yet be available to view as they are largely unsorted and in a…
Author: Ron Cookson
Urgent alert – threat to Croydon Archives
Archives for London reports that, “Once again the Croydon Archives are under threat from closure”, and “The Consultation closes at midnight on 15th January which is a Tuesday”. Croydon Council’s proposal is to reduce the Croydon archives to the ‘statutory minimum’ and thereby save £105,000, which would mean the loss of its staff and effective…
Fancy painting a mill?
Here might be a good place to start. William Hill has pointed out that there are 1780 mill paintings only a click away. They are part of the national collection of paintings. They have been published on the web by “Your Paintings”, which is a joint initiative between the BBC, the Public Catalogue Foundation (a…
Vampire scare at a mill
Vampire alert issued by Serbian council: a municipal council in western Serbia has reportedly issued a public health warning claiming that a vampire is on the loose. The Daily Telegraph (1st December 2012) reports: Sales of garlic are booming near the village of Zarozje after the council advised villagers to use the herb to ward…
Mills Archive Heritage Survey
Our survey of Mills Archive users attracted a very encouraging 35% response rate and the results were impressively consistent. Four separate areas of our activity were covered: the physical amenities we offer, our Internet services, the content of our collections and our education and outreach services. The top results in each category were: The most important amenities…
Last chance for that prize and to have your say!
The response to our request for your views has been heartening. If you have not yet got round to it, there is still time and the prize draw is still open. Which Archive services are most important? A chance to win a £30 book token is on offer to anyone prepared to spend 5 minutes…
Windmill book reduced
To mark the second anniversary of the publication of his book on Much Wenlock windmill, the author has cut the price by 20%. This makes this attractive book a bargain. Much Wenlock is of course the home of Dr William Brookes, one of the founding fathers of the Olympic Games. The book is a well written…
Which Archive services are most important? – we need your help
A chance to win a £30 book token is on offer to anyone prepared to spend 5 minutes or so completing a simple questionnaire. We need to know what you think about the various services we offer, so why not take this opportunity? Whether you favour browsing mill photographs, or researching mills or historical documents,…
Is nothing safe?
Archivist leads attack on museum pieces sale. The Brent and Whetstone Press reports that “bosses at Barnet Museum, in Wood Street, Barnet, have accused the council of betraying people’s trust by selling off hundreds of items donated to the museum by residents.” Dr Gillian Gear, the Museum Archivist, feels that the council are showing a lack of…
Windy Miller never behaved properly
The East Anglian Mill Society have produced a big publicity boost in time for Heritage Open Days this week. Steve Temple at Impington features in a detailed article in Cambridge News underlining how TEAMS is keen to preserve mills and discusses Impington in some detail. The full article can be found here. Six mills are listed…